Nick
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> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of MacDonald,
> John
> Sent: 14 October 2004 00:23
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> Subject: st: Negative Binomial Models
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> Is there a maximum number of counts one should not exceed
> when using the negative binomial model? Even if there is a
> adjustment for exposure (e.g., rate of homicides in a city).
> I have a data set with over 200 homicides in some cities and
> I saw a reference in an article of American Journal of
> Sociology to Maddala's 1977 econometrics textbook that said
> you should exceed 50 counts. Is this true?
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